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No. 583,893. Patented May 25,1897.

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UNITED STATES PATENT EETcE.

SAMUEL O. BOLE, OF LEEOHBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF THREE- FOURTHSTO JOSEPH G. BEALE, OF SAME PLACE.

CAR-FENDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 583,393, dated May 25,1897.

Application filed June 10, 1396.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL O. BOLE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Leechburg, in the county of Armstrong and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCar-Fenders; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention has relation to improvements in street-car fenders, and theobject is to provide a simple, durable, and effective device of thiskind; and to this end the novelty consists in the construction,combination, and arrangement of the same, as will be hereinafter morefully described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings the same reference-numerals indicate thesame parts of the invention.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the front end of a street-car with myimproved car-fender in position thereon. Fig. 2 is a similar view withthe fender in position for use. Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of thefender in the position shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectionof the same. Fig. 5 is a bottom plan view of the fender in the positionshown in Fig. 2, and Fig. 6 is alongitudinal section of the same. i p

1 and 2represent a pair of guide-platespermanently secured to the sidebeams 3 3 of the car-body, their front ends being bent up vertically ateach end of the dashboard to form stanchions 4 4.

5 5 represent two straps pivoted at one end by a bolt 6 on the inside ofthe beams 3 3, their lower ends being pivoted on a stud 7, projecting oneach side of a rectangular frame 8, the sides 9 9 of which areconstructed of pipe, through which pass the rods 10 10, the

front or forward ends of which are connected by a cross-bar 12, on whichis mounted a rubber tube 13, while their rear ends are provided withcouplings 14 14, connected to a crossrod 15.

16 16 represent two connecting-rods, their forward ends pivoted on thestuds 7 7, their rear ends pivoted to the projecting ends of Serial No.594,973. (No modelfi the crank-arms 17 17 of the crank-shaft 13, hingedin bearings 19 19 underneath the car. 20 20 represent f riction-rollersmounted on the crank-arms 17, and they are arranged to travel to andfrom the car-wheels 21 21.

22 22 represent spiral springs encompassing the rods 10 10, theirtension being exerted to press the cross-bar 12 and rod 15 backward whenthe fender is tripped, as will be hereinafter explained.

23 is an eyebolt 011 the rod 15, and a chain 24 connects it with'theouter end of a crankarm 25, fixed on the lower end of a vertical shaft26, extending up through the front platform, its upper end beingprovided with a hand-wheel 27.

28 represents a cross-rod provided at each end with a guide-bracket 29,sliding freely 011 the rods 10 10. The outer ends of these guidebrackets29 29 are formed with parallel ears 30 30, which project above and belowthe guide-plates.

31 represents. an arm rigidly secured to the cross-rod 28, its forwardend formed with a wedge-shaped tongue 32, and immediately above saidtongue is an integral finger 33, having a locking-pawl 34 on its upperface, the finger and tongue being separated by a V-shaped slot 35. Aspring-arm 36 is rigidly fixed at one end to the rear rod 15,and itprojects forwardly under the rod 23, its front end extending a shortdistance beyond the end of the tongue 32 and terminating in aright-angular catch 37.

38 represents an arm rigidly fixed on the rear cross-bar 8 of the frame8, the rear end of said arm 38 terminating in a wedge-shaped tooth 39,corresponding in shape to the slot in the arm 31.

40 represents a bell-crank leverfulcrumed in a vertical slot 41 in thearm 38, the shorter end 42 of which extends downward and is adapted toengage the catch 37 on the springarm 36 when the parts are broughttogether. The longer horizontal arm 43 of the lever 40 is formed with adetent 44, which engages the pawl 34 on the finger 33 atthe same timethat the short end 42 of the lever 40 engages the spring-arm 36.

The outer end of the arm 43 is formed with an eye 45, which engages theinner end of a lever 46, fulcru'med in a bracket 47, secured underneaththe ear, the outer end of said lever being connected to a vertical rod48, passing through the front platform and terminating in a pedal-button49 within convenient reach of the foot of the motorman.

50 represents the usual flexible fender-netting, extending forwardly anddownwardly from the stanchions 4 4 to the cross rod 8 which forms thefront end of the rectangular frame 8.

In order to set the fender for use, the handwheel 27 is turned to theright and through the medium of its crank 25 and chain 24 draws thecross-rod 15 forward, compressing the springs 22 22 until the spring-arm36 engages the shorter end 42 of the lever 40, and at the same time thepawl 34 on the finger 33 engages the detent 44 on the lever 40. Thisarrangement forms a positive lock for the fenderin this position, andwhen in this position the forward end or cross-bar 12 is extended somedistance ahead of the rectangular frame 8 and the whole fender is raisedclear of the track. At the same time the friction-rollers 20 20 arebrought forward by their connecting-rods 16 1G to clear both the trackand the car-wheels.

\Vhen the parts are set in the above posi tion and there be anobstruction on the track, the motorman presses down on the button 49.This operation throws the rear end of the bellcrank lever 40 up,releasing the detent 44 from the pawl 34 and the shorter end 42 from thespring-arm 36, allowing the springs 22 22 to force the cross-rods 15 and28 rearward. This movement also draws the rectangular frame 8 backward,and as it is pivoted to the side beams 3 3 by the straps 5 5 thesestraps allow the frame to drop down, so that its forward end touches thetrack in front of the car, and at the same time the rods 16 10 force therollers 20 20 into contact with the wheels and the track, and as thefrictional contact of the wheels with the rollers causes them to rotatein a reverse direction to the wheels they act as a brake and bring thecar to a stop. It will thus be seen that the device combines a brakewith the fender when the latter is thrown into operation.

Although I have specifically described the construction and relativearrangement of the several elements of my invention, I do not desire tobe confined to the same, as such changes or modifications may be made asclearly fall within the scope of my invention without departing from thespirit thereof.

Having thus described my invention,what I claim as new and useful, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. A combined fender and brake,comprisin g the guide-plates 1 and 2,tl1e pivoted straps 5 5, therectangular frame 8, pivoted to the lower ends of said straps, the rods10 1O mounted in said frame 8, the spiral springs 22 22 mounted on saidrods, the cross-rod 15 connecting the rear ends of the rods 10 10, andprovided with the eyebolt 23, the crank-arm 25, connected to saideyebolt by a chain 24,

and mounted on a vertical shaft 26, provided with an operating-wheel 27,the spring-arm 36 fixed on the cross-rod 15, and the arm 33 rigidlymounted on the cross-rod 8' and formed with vertical slot 41, thebell-crank lever 40 fulcrumed in said slot, and having a depending end42, and a longer horizontal arm 43, a lever 46 fulerumed in a bracket47, and having its inner end pivoted to said arm 43 and its outer endconnected to a vertical rod 48 extending through the front platform,substantially as shown and described.

2. A combined brake and fender, comprising the rectangular frame 8,suspended from the'car by the pivoted straps 5 5, the arm 38 rigidlyfixed on the cross-bar 8 of said frame, and formed with a wed ge-shapedtooth 39 and avertical slot 41, a bell-crank lever 40 fulcrumed in saidslot, said lever having a short depending end 42, and its horizontal arm43 provided with a detent 44, a lever 46 pivoted to the outer end ofsaid arm and provided with a vertical rod 48 extending upwardly throughthe car-plat form ,in combination with the spring-arm 36 fixed on thecross-rod 15, and the arm 31 fixed on the cross-rod 2S, and havingawedge-shaped tongue and an integral finger 33havin g a locking-pawl 34,substantially as shown and described.

I11 testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

SAMUEL C. BOLE.

Vi tnesses:

J AS. B. KIFER, i N. K. CoLLER.

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